Amal
Amal was the 1241st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 181 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1045th with 241 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 538 places. More babies were named Amal in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,241 girls, down 121 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 181girls
- Girls and boys
- 95% girls, 5% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021241 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,513babies recorded
Amal popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,241 | #5,620 | 181 | 16 |
| 2020 | #1,120 | #7,527 | 215 | 10 |
| 2010 | #3,127 | — | 53 | — |
| 2000 | #2,213 | #7,458 | 71 | 8 |
| 1990 | #2,572 | #7,212 | 46 | 6 |
| 1980 | #3,511 | — | 23 | — |
| 1970 | #3,876 | #3,857 | 15 | 7 |
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How popular is Amal, counting every spelling?
Amal is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,136 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,241 for Amal on its own. Together these spellings went to 194 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amal | 181 | #1,241 | 1,015 |
| Amaal | 13 | #7,913 | 62 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Amal?
181 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amal (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Amal born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 46 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amal.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amal?
About 4,100 people born in the US named Amal are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 26. That makes Amal a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Amal by state
How common Amal was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (3.6×), New York (3.1×), Virginia (2.8×), New Jersey (2.7×), Michigan (2.5×). In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Amal: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amal, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amal
How popular is the name Amal?
Amal was the 1241st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 181 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1045th with 241 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 538 places. More babies were named Amal in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Amal a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 95% girls, 5% boys given the name Amal in the US.
Where is Amal most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amal was most common in Minnesota (0.45 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Virginia.